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Other receivables (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Other receivables |
Schedule of other receivables |
|  | As of December 31, |
Current other receivables |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |
Prepaid expenses |  | 554 |  | 620 |
Deposit in auction’s warrant to CONATEL (Note 2.i) |  | 278 |  | - |
Expenditure reimbursement |  | 134 |  | 126 |
Tax credits |  | 218 |  | 46 |
Restricted funds |  | 45 |  | 33 |
Receivables for return of handsets under warranty |  | 15 |  | 29 |
PP&E disposal receivables |  | 20 |  | 18 |
Guarantee deposits |  | 13 |  | 10 |
Tax on personal property – on behalf of Shareholders |  | - |  | 8 |
NDF (Note 20) (*) |  | 66 |  | 2 |
Other |  | 171 |  | 140 |
Subtotal |  | 1,514 |  | 1,032 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  | (23) |  | (21) |
|  | 1,491 |  | 1,011 |
(*) Includes 60 of Financial NDF as of December 31, 2017.
Non-current other receivables |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid expenses |  | 266 |  | 258 |
Credit on SC Resolution No. 41/07 and IDC (Note 2.m and n) |  | 56 |  | 57 |
Restricted funds |  | 53 |  | 33 |
Regulatory receivables (Paraguay) |  | 39 |  | 27 |
Tax on personal property – on behalf of Shareholders |  | 18 |  | 18 |
Tax credits |  | 15 |  | 11 |
Guarantee deposits |  | 21 |  | 12 |
Credit of indemnity for Tuves Paraguay acquisition |  | 29 |  | - |
Financial NDF (Note 20) |  | 2 |  | - |
Other |  | 1 |  | 19 |
Subtotal |  | 500 |  | 435 |
Allowance for regulatory matters (Note 2.m and n) |  | (56) |  | (57) |
Allowance for tax on personal property |  | (18) |  | (18) |
Allowance for tax on other credits (i) |  | (7) |  | - |
|  | 419 |  | 360 |
Total other receivables |  | 1,910 |  | 1,371 |
| (i) |  | 6 allocated to Taxes with the Regulatory Authority and 1 to Currency translation adjustments.
Schedule of movements in the allowances |
|  | Years ended December 31, |
Current allowance for doubtful accounts |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |
At the beginning of the year |  | (21) |  | (25) |
Additions |  | (2) |  | - |
Uses |  | - |  | 4 |
At the end of the year |  | (23) |  | (21) |
|  | Years ended December 31, |
|  | 2017 |  | 2016 |
Non-current allowance for regulatory matters |  |  |  |  |
At the beginning of the year |  | (57) |  | (84) |
Compensation of Telecom Argentina’s regulatory liabilities |  | 1 |  | 27 |
At the end of the year |  | (56) |  | (57) |
|  | Years ended December 31, |
Non-current allowance for tax on personal property |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |
At the beginning of the year |  | (18) |  | (18) |
Additions |  | - |  | - |
At the end of the year |  | (18) |  | (18) |

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